Subjective Value and Market Prices
Download lectures slides at Mises.org/MU21_PPT_03. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 19 July 2021.
The Birth of the Austrian School
Download lecture slides at Mises.org/MU21_PPT_01. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 19 July 2021.
Sticks, Not Carrots: Vaccines Must Be Forced, Says Indiana University Health Chief
Vaccine mandates are coming. Good, said Indiana University chief health officer Aaron E. Carroll. “When it comes to incentives, most people like carrots,” Carroll wrote in his New York Times essay. “Sometimes, though, people need sticks.” Carroll laments the fact that incentives
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 18 July 2021.
The Twilight of the Antifederalists
New York was the toughest nut for the Federalists to crack. For here was one state where not only was the population overwhelmingly opposed to the Constitution, but the opposition was also in firm and determined control of the state
How Botswana Became the World’s Fastest-Growing Economy
From 1965 to 1995, Botswana recorded the fastest rate of economic growth in the world. The spectacular success of Botswana has baffled many analysts, because after securing independence in 1966, Botswana's prospects were unpromising. After all, Botswana is landlocked and on
From Livestock to Bitcoin: “Legitimacy” and the Evolution of Money
Without money, specialization is constrained; without money, dreams of constructing an advanced society are merely a utopian pipe dream. Original Article: "From Livestock to Bitcoin: "Legitimacy" and the Evolution of Money" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated
The ECB’s New Inflation Plan Is Like the Old Plan. But Worse.
Old, absurd, and unfit for purpose; how else to describe the “new” monetary framework for euro monetary policy presented by ECB Chief Lagarde amidst much fanfare on Thursday, July 8? Why old? The “new” framework is remarkably similar to that unveiled
The Fiat Standard with Dr. Saifedean Ammous
Saifedean Ammous, famous for The Bitcoin Standard, has a remarkable new book detailing the effects of fiat money on virtually every aspect of society. In the tradition of Guido Hülsmann's The Ethics of Money Production, Ammous returns with The Fiat
America’s First Housing Bubble and the Panic of 1819
From the Roaring Twenties to the "great moderation," America has always shown a flair for labeling things, and speculative manias are no exception. Historians remember the ignorant, blissfully happy times that preceded the Panic of 1819 by the same label